Creston, Iowa

The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is West Des Moines. It is located about 46 miles [74 km] to the northeast of Creston and has a population of 46,403 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Urbandale. It is located about 50 miles [80 km] to the northeast of Creston and has a population of 29,072 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Adel	NE	41 mi [66 km]	4,428	28.91% increase
	Atlantic	NW	40 mi [64.4 km]	6,777	6.61% decrease
	Clarinda	SW	41 mi [66 km]	5,493	3.46% decrease
	Clive	NE	48 mi [77.2 km]	15,234	18.51% increase
	Greenfield	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	1,888	11.32% decrease
	Indianola	NE	46 mi [74 km]	14,361	10.49% increase
	Lamoni	SE	37 mi [59.5 km]	2,450	0.25% increase
	Leon	SE	38 mi [61.2 km]	1,884	4.99% decrease
	Mount Ayr	S	24 mi [38.62 km]	1,711	6.09% decrease
	Norwalk	NE	46 mi [74 km]	8,821	28.14% increase
	Osceola	E	30 mi [48.28 km]	4,714	1.18% increase
	Red Oak	W	44 mi [70.8 km]	5,683	8.29% decrease
	Waukee	NE	45 mi [72.4 km]	12,367	141.26% increase
	Windsor Heights	NE	50 mi [80.5 km]	4,643	3.37% decrease
	Winterset	NE	26 mi [41.84 km]	4,820	1.09% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Afton	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	905	1.31% decrease
	Arispe	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	87	2.25% decrease
	Clearfield	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	352	5.12% decrease
	Cromwell	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	120	---
	Diagonal	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	298	4.49% decrease
	Kent	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Lenox	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	1,244	11.21% decrease
	Lorimor	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	399	6.56% decrease
	Macksburg	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	129	9.15% decrease
	Orient	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	373	7.21% decrease
	Prescott	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	245	7.89% decrease
	Shannon City	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	73	4.29% increase
	Thayer	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	54	18.18% decrease
	Tingley	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	149	12.87% decrease
	Williamson	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	---

Union County

Creston is located in Union County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Union: Adair, Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Madison, Ringgold and Taylor.

While not sharing a border with Union, the counties of Cass and Dallas are close to Creston.

Below are counties that are near Creston (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Creston:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Creston
	Adair County	N	Orient	10 miles [16 km]
	Adams County	NW	Nevinville	9 miles [14 km]
	Cass County	NW	Dewey	22 miles [35 km]
	Clarke County	E	Hopeville	20 miles [32 km]
	Dallas County	N	Caldwell Siding	27 miles [43 km]
	Decatur County	SE	Grand River	26 miles [41 km]
	Guthrie County	N	Menlo	32 miles [51 km]
	Madison County	NE	Macksburg	14 miles [22 km]
	Montgomery County	W	Grant	32 miles [51 km]
	Page County	SW	Hawleyville	35 miles [56 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa<3>

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